M2.6 earthquake 14 km SSE of Harrah, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Harrah, Washington on Sun, Jan 27, 1980, 11:16 PM PST (07:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-28 07:16:39 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.289° N, 120.452° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.511 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 17039 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 17031 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.16 km W of Ellensburg, Washington · 17020 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.611 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.06 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 16982 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075028. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.